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mr_a500 · 12 April 2005, 01:09

To play MP3s on my A500 (020), I use DiamondGUI with mpega.library and convert to 16bit AIFF. Then I play the AIFF with SongPlayer and AHI calibrated to 14bit. It sounds great with no skipping. I just don't try to do too much else while it's playing. The AIFF file gets huge though. If I want a smaller file, I then convert down to 8bit IFF.

The other thing I do if I'm just checking an MP3 for the first time is play it (with DiamondGUI/mpega) with buffering - so that it calculates first, then plays without skipping. To buffer 60 seconds of music takes my A500 about 1 1/2 minutes though.

12 April 2005, 01:09	#22
mr_a500 Amiga-based Cyborg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 808	To play MP3s on my A500 (020), I use DiamondGUI with mpega.library and convert to 16bit AIFF. Then I play the AIFF with SongPlayer and AHI calibrated to 14bit. It sounds great with no skipping. I just don't try to do too much else while it's playing. The AIFF file gets huge though. If I want a smaller file, I then convert down to 8bit IFF. The other thing I do if I'm just checking an MP3 for the first time is play it (with DiamondGUI/mpega) with buffering - so that it calculates first, then plays without skipping. To buffer 60 seconds of music takes my A500 about 1 1/2 minutes though.